The Bible (Old and New Testaments)

Without naturall affection, truce breakers, false accusers, intemperate, fierce, no louers at all of them which are good,

Traitours, headie, high minded, louers of pleasures more then louers of God,

Hauing a shewe of godlinesse, but haue denied the power thereof: turne away therefore from such.

For of this sort are they which creepe into houses, and leade captiue simple women laden with sinnes, and led with diuers lustes,

Which women are euer learning, and are neuer able to come to the acknowledging of the trueth.

And as Iannes and Iambres withstoode Moses, so doe these also resist the trueth, men of corrupt mindes, reprobate concerning the faith.

But they shall preuaile no longer: for their madnesse shalbe euident vnto all men, as theirs also was.

But thou hast fully knowen my doctrine, maner of liuing, purpose, faith, long suffering, loue, patience,

Persecutions, and afflictions which came vnto me at Antiochia, at Iconium, and at Lystri, which persecutions I suffered: but from them all the Lord deliuered me.

Yea, and all that will liue godly in Christ Iesus, shall suffer persecution.

But the euill men and deceiuers, shall waxe worse and worse, deceiuing, and being deceiued.

But continue thou in the thinges which thou hast learned, and which are committed vnto thee, knowing of who thou hast learned them:

And that thou hast knowen the holy Scriptures of a childe, which are able to make thee wise vnto saluation, through the faith which is in Christ Iesus.

For the whole Scripture is giuen by inspiration of God, and is profitable to teache, to conuince, to correct, and to instruct in righteousnesse,

That the man of God may be absolute, being made perfect vnto all good workes.

I charge thee therefore before God, and before the Lord Iesus Christ, which shall iudge the quicke and dead at that his appearing, and in his kingdome,

Preach the worde: be instant, in season and out of season: improue, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine.

For the time will come, when they will not suffer wholesome doctrine: but hauing their eares itching, shall after their owne lustes get them an heape of teachers,

And shall turne their eares from the trueth, and shalbe giuen vnto fables.

But watch thou in all thinges: suffer aduersitie: doe the worke of an Euangelist: cause thy ministerie to be throughly liked of.

For I am nowe readie to be offered, and the time of my departing is at hand.

I haue fought a good fight, and haue finished my course: I haue kept the faith.

For hence foorth is laide vp for me the crowne of righteousnesse, which the Lord the righteous iudge shall giue me at that day: and not to me onely, but vnto all them also that loue that his appearing.

Make speede to come vnto me at once:

For Demas hath forsaken me, and hath embraced this present world, and is departed vnto Thessalonica. Crescens is gone to Galatia, Titus vnto Dalmatia.

Onely Luke is with me. Take Marke and bring him with thee: for he is profitable vnto me to minister.

And Tychicus haue I sent to Ephesus.

The cloke that I left at Troas with Carpus, when thou commest, bring with thee, and the bookes, but specially the parchments.

Alexander the coppersmith hath done me much euill: the Lord rewarde him according to his workes.

Of whome be thou ware also: for he withstoode our preaching sore.

At my first answering no man assisted me, but all forsooke me: I pray God, that it may not be laide to their charge.

Notwithstanding the Lord assisted me, and strengthened me, that by me the preaching might be fully beleeued, and that al the Gentiles should heare: and I was deliuered out of the mouth of the lion.

And the Lord will deliuer me from euery euil worke, and will preserue me vnto his heauenly kingdome: to whome be praise for euer and euer, Amen.

Salute Prisca and Aquila, and the householde of Onesiphorus.

Erastus abode at Corinthus: Trophimus I left at Miletum sicke.

Make speede to come before winter. Eubulus greeteth thee, and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and all the brethren.

The Lord Iesus Christ be with thy spirit. Grace be with you, Amen. ‘The second Epistle written from Rome vnto Timotheus, the first Bishop elected of the Church of Ephesus, when Paul was presented the second time before the Emperour Nero.’

Paul a seruaunt of God, and an Apostle of Iesus Christ, according to the faith of Gods elect, and the acknowledging of the trueth, which is according vnto godlines,

Vnto the hope of eternall life, which God that cannot lie, hath promised before the world began:

But hath made his worde manifest in due time through the preaching, which is committed vnto me, according to the commandement of God our Sauiour:

To Titus my naturall sonne according to the common faith, Grace, mercie and peace from God the Father, and from the Lord Iesus Christ our Sauiour.

For this cause left I thee in Creta, that thou shouldest continue to redresse the thinges that remaine, and shouldest ordeine Elders in euery citie, as I appointed thee,

If any be vnreproueable, the husband of one wife, hauing faithfull children, which are not slandered of riot, neither are disobedient.

For a Bishop must bee vnreproueable, as Gods steward, not froward, not angrie, not giuen to wine, no striker, not giuen to filthie lucre,

But harberous, one that loueth goodnesse, wise, righteous, holy, temperate,

Holding fast that faithfull worde according to doctrine, that he also may bee able to exhort with wholesome doctrine, and conuince them that say against it.

For there are many disobedient and vaine talkers and deceiuers of mindes, chiefly they of the Circumcision,

Whose mouthes must bee stopped, which subuert whole houses, teaching things, which they ought not, for filthie lucres sake.

One of themselues, euen one of their owne prophets said, The Cretians are alwaies liars, euill beastes, slowe bellies.

This witnesse is true: wherefore conuince them sharply, that they may be sound in ye faith,

And not taking heede to Iewish fables and commandements of men, that turne away from the trueth.

Vnto the pure are all things pure, but vnto them that are defiled, and vnbeleeuing, is nothing pure, but euen their mindes and consciences are defiled.

They professe that they know God, but by works they deny him, and are abominable and disobedient, and vnto euery good worke reprobate.

Bvt speake thou the thinges which become wholesome doctrine,

That the elder men be watchful, graue, teperate, sounde in the faith, in loue, and in patience:

The elder women likewise, that they be in such behauiour as becommeth holinesse, not false accusers, not subiect to much wine, but teachers of honest things,

That they may instruct the yong women to be sober minded, that they loue their husbands, that they loue their children,

That they be temperate, chaste, keeping at home, good and subiect vnto their husbands, that the word of God be not euill spoken of.

Exhort yong men likewise, that they bee sober minded.

In all things shewe thy selfe an ensample of good woorkes with vncorrupt doctrine, with grauitie, integritie,

And with the wholesome woorde, which can not be condemned, that hee which withstandeth, may be ashamed, hauing nothing concerning you to speake euill of.

Let seruants be subiect to their masters, and please them in al things, not answering again,

Neither pickers, but that they shew al good faithfulnesse, that they may adorne the doctrine of God our Sauiour in all things.

For that grace of God, that bringeth saluation vnto all men, hath appeared,

And teacheth vs that we should denie vngodlinesse and worldly lusts, and that we should liue soberly and righteously, and godly in this present world,

Looking for that blessed hope, and appearing of that glorie of that mightie God, and of our Sauiour Iesus Christ,

Who gaue him selfe for vs, that hee might redeeme vs from all iniquitie, and purge vs to bee a peculiar people vnto himselfe, zealous of good woorkes.

These things speake, and exhort, and conuince with all authoritie. See that no man despise thee.

Pvt them in remembrance that they bee subiect to the Principalities and powers, and that they bee obedient, and ready to euery good woorke,

That they speake euill of no man, that they be no fighters, but soft, shewing all meekenesse vnto all men.

For wee our selues also were in times past vnwise, disobedient, deceiued, seruing the lustes and diuers pleasures, liuing in maliciousnes and enuie, hatefull, and hating one another:

But when that bountifulnesse and that loue of God our Sauiour toward man appeared,

Not by the woorkes of righteousnesse, which we had done, but according to his mercie he saued vs, by the washing of the newe birth, and the renewing of the holy Ghost,

Which he shed on vs aboundantly, through Iesus Christ our Sauiour,

That we, being iustified by his grace, should be made heires according to the hope of eternall life.

This is a true saying, and these thinges I will thou shouldest affirme, that they which haue beleeued God, might be carefull to shewe foorth good woorkes. These things are good and profitable vnto men.

But stay foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and brawlings about the Lawe: for they are vnprofitable and vaine.

Reiect him that is an heretike, after once or twise admonition,

Knowing that hee that is such, is peruerted, and sinneth, being damned of his owne selfe.

When I shall send Artemas vnto thee, or Tychicus, be diligent to come to mee vnto Nicopolis: for I haue determined there to winter.

Bring Zenas the expounder of the Lawe, and Apollos on their iourney diligently, that they lacke nothing.

And let ours also learne to shewe foorth good woorkes for necessary vses, that they be not vnfruitfull.

All that are with mee, salute thee. Greete them that loue vs in the faith. Grace bee with you all, Amen. ‘To Titus, elect the first bishoppe of the Church of the Cretians, written from Nicopolis in Macedonia.’

Paul a prisoner of Iesus Christ, and our brother Timotheus, vnto Philemon our deare friende, and fellowe helper,

And to our deare sister Apphia, and to Archippus our fellowe souldier, and to the Church that is in thine house:

Grace be with you, and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Iesus Christ.

I giue thanks to my God, making mention alwaies of thee in my praiers,

(When I heare of thy loue and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Iesus, and towarde all Saintes)

That the fellowship of thy faith may bee made effectuall, and that whatsoeuer good thing is in you through Christ Iesus, may be knowen.

For we haue great ioy and consolation in thy loue, because by thee, brother, the Saintes bowels are comforted.

Wherefore, though I bee very bolde in Christ to commaund thee that which is conuenient,

Yet for loues sake I rather beseeche thee, though I be as I am, euen Paul aged, and euen nowe a prisoner for Iesus Christ.

I beseeche thee for my sonne Onesimus, whome I haue begotten in my bondes,

Which in times past was to thee vnprofitable, but nowe profitable both to thee and to me,

Whome I haue sent againe: thou therefore receiue him, that is mine owne bowels,

Whom I woulde haue reteined with mee, that in thy steade he might haue ministred vnto me in the bondes of the Gospel.

But without thy minde woulde I doe nothing, that thy benefite should not be as it were of necessitie, but willingly.

It may be that he therefore departed for a season, that thou shouldest receiue him for euer,

Not now as a seruant, but aboue a seruant, euen as a brother beloued, specially to me: howe much more then vnto thee, both in the flesh and in the Lord?

If therefore thou count our thinges common, receiue him as my selfe.